Kangaroo Flat dug-deep in the final quarter to overcome a defiant Sandhurst by five goals on Saturday afternoon.

Heading into the last quarter of the BFNL 2019 grand final rematch the Roos were down by four goals (32-36), but a last minute charge pushed them over the line to win 51-46.

"In the final quarter we did our basics really well and the girls stuck to our structures with strong drives, in addition to our goalers shooting without hesitation," Kangaroo Flat coach Jayden Cowling said.

"We did what we needed to get the win."

A mammoth 19 goals to the Dragons' 10 in the final secured victory, but it wasn't all smooth sailing for the Roos.

"We had a great start but then dropped our heads in the second and found ourselves down," Cowling said.

"We addressed it at half-time, lifted our heads and increased the intensity for a strong finish.

"It certainly feels good to get it over the line after the draw against Gisborne last week which helped prepare us for this match with Sandhurst."

Roos captain Chelsea Sartori said the team showed plenty of fight in the second half.

"We were a bit disappointed in ourselves in the way we played the first half, but to then turn it around and come out and have such a strong final quarter was a good team effort," Sartori said.

"We played our brand of netball by keeping our movements short and sharp to minimise Sandhurst's opportunities to intercept."

The Roos now move to a 3-0-1 record while the Dragons are 3-1.

Dragons coach Tamara Gilchrist said there were positives to take away from the loss to the Roos.

"We're not worried or upset about the loss. It was some good netball and great to have a competitive hit out," Gilchrist said.

"We had a few unforced errors and lapsed in concentration which they capitalised on.

"But, it's a long season ahead with plenty to work on."

In other games, Gisborne continues to show its strength with an eight-goal win 48-40 over South Bendigo (2-1), moving to a 3-0-1 record.

Maryborough (0-3) had a tough match against Eaglehawk (1-2) going down to the visitors 33-56 and Golden Square (1-3) notched its first win of the season with a narrow two-goal win over Strathfieldsaye (1-3) 38-36.

Kyneton(1-2) had the bye.

Huntly secured what coach Emily Eliades described as a "must win" game over Mount Pleasant on Saturday.

The Hawks locked down the Blues by five goals 53-48 on the final siren, but the win came just at the right time.

"It was such a close contest as Mount Pleasant never gave up, not for a second," Hawks coach Eliades said.

"We knew we had a job to do and we managed to take an early lead.

"Then towards the end of the final quarter they just kept coming at us and it's safe to say we were glad to hear the siren."

Eliades said the Blues' high level of fitness was a challenge for the Hawks.

However, it was no match for their shooting power.

"We had Chloe Fletcher as goal shooter who played an outstanding game," Eliades said.

"Our goalers worked really well together and showed strong movements around the ring.

"Overall, it was a really good match and we're very happy to walk away with the win."

After the loss to Colbinabbin in round three the Hawks were eager to learn from their mistakes and apply all that had been learned into the game against the Blues.

"Last week against Colbo we dropped off in the last quarter and they were then able to get ahead," Eliades said.

"But the best thing about our playing group is their ability to learn in each game and then implement it as soon as we hit the court again.

"Today our only major challenge was overall match fitness which the girls are working on and each week we are able to stretch it that bit further."

Hawks move to a 2-2 record while the Blues are 1-2.

Meanwhile, reigning premiers White Hills (3-1) defeated Heathcote (2-2) 56-29 at Scott Street.

Colbinabbin (3-1) made light work of Leitchville Gunbower (0-4) with a 45-goal win (76-31) and Elmore (4-0) defeated Lockington Bamawm United (0-4) 67-25.

North Bendigo had the bye.

Pyramid Hill upset Marong with a 13-goal 50-37 win at Malone Park on Saturday.

"We managed to get the early jump which helped," Pyramid Hill coach Zoe Kennedy said.

"Throughout the match the scoreline would go out then come back closer and the match really did feel tighter than the final margin."

Kennedy said strong defensive efforts from the Bulldogs got the match over the line, with the team moving to a 3-1 record while the Panthers are 1-2.

"We had a few good turnovers down our defensive end and a strength was our ability to steadily bring the ball down the court," Kennedy said.

"Bec McKnight's shooting was strong all day as well."

Four games down in the 2021 LVFNL competition and the Bulldogs are starting to refine their game-day cohesion ahead of what will be a long season.

"Each game we're seeing such positive improvements and learning more about each other and how we play," Kennedy said.

Moving forward the Bulldogs plan to continue with their steady style of netball and will refine their game-day strategies of how they move the ball around the court.

Meanwhile, Bridgewater (3-0) locked in a 21-goal win over Newbridge (0-4) 51-30.

Mitiamo (4-0) locked in a 16-goal win over Calivil United (1-3) 66-50.

Inglewood sits at 1-3.

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MEANWHILE, Bendigo's Ruby Barkmeyer marked her Melbourne Vixens' Super Netball debut with four goals in Saturday's loss to the West Coast Fever.

The goal attack shot four goals from seven attempts, while also dishing off 14 goal assists in the 65-51 defeat.

A GRADE: Kangaroo Flat 51 def Sandhurst 46, Gisborne 48 def South Bendigo 40, Eaglehawk 56 def Maryborough 33, Golden Square 38 def Strathfieldsaye 36.

A RESERVE: Kangaroo Flat 42 def Sandhurst 39, Gisborne 49 def South Bendigo 44, Kyneton 91 def Castlemaine 16, Strathfieldsaye 47 def Golden Square 37.

B GRADE: Kangaroo Flat 37 dr Sandhurst 37, Gisborne 40 def South Bendigo 32, Kyneton 42 def Castlemaine 20, Eaglehawk 45 def Maryborough 39, Strathfieldsaye 45 def Golden Square 30.

B RESERVE: Gisborne 58 def South Bendigo 50, Kyneton 41 def Castlemaine 40, Eaglehawk 46 def Maryborough 19, Strathfieldsaye 43 def Golden Square 28.

17-UNDER: Sandhurst 43 def Kangaroo Flat 38, Gisborne 62 def South Bendigo 40, Kyneton 50 def Castlemaine 23, Maryborough 40 def Eaglehawk 32, Strathfieldsaye 35 def Golden Square 32.

A GRADE: White Hills 56 def Heathcote 29, Huntly 53 def Mount Pleasant 48, Colbinabbin 76 def Leitchville-Gunbower 31, Elmore 67 def LBU 25.

A RESERVE: White Hills 55 def Heathcote 31, Mount Pleasant 48 def Huntly 26, Leitchville-Gunbower 45 def Colbinabbin 44, LBU 38 def Elmore 34.

B GRADE: White Hills 55 def Heathcote 17, Huntly 48 def Mount Pleasant 39, Leitchville-Gunbower 43 def Colbinabbin 38, Elmore 45 def LBU 20.

B RESERVE: White Hills 62 def Heathcote 38, Huntly 37 def Mount Pleasant 32, Colbinabbin 39 def Leitchville-Gunbower 30, Elmore 51 def LBU 21.

UNDER-17: White Hills 39 def Heathcote 22, Mount Pleasant 44 def Huntly 23, Leitchville-Gunbower 44 def Colbinabbin 18, Elmore 41 def LBU 34.

UNDER-15: Heathcote 27 def White Hills 15, Mount Pleasant 26 def Huntly 10, Leitchville-Gunbower 25 def Colbinabbin 12, Elmore 33 def LBU 13.

A GRADE: Bridgewater 51 def Newbridge 30, Mitiamo 66 def Calivil United 50, Pyramid Hill 50 def Marong 37, Inglewood def BL-Serpentine.

B GRADE: Bridgewater 50 def Newbridge 44, Calivil United 52 def Mitiamo 32, Marong 60 def Pyramid Hill 35, Inglewood 48 def BL-Serpentine 36.

C GRADE: Bridgewater 39 def Newbridge 29, Mitiamo 49 def Calivil United 39, Marong 61 def Pyramid Hill 36, BL-Serpentine 50 def Inglewood 32.

C RESERVE: Bridgewater 40 def Newbridge 28, Calivil United 50 def Mitiamo 44, Marong 46 def Pyramid Hill 15, BL-Serpentine 40 def Inglewood 33.

17-UNDER: Bridgewater 47 def Newbridge 19, Calivil United 49 def Mitiamo 13, Marong def Pyramid Hill, Inglewood def BL-Serpentine.

15-UNDER: Newbridge 48 def Bridgewater 38, Calivil United def Mitiamo 16, Marong 40 def Pyramid Hill 28, BL-Serpentine def Inglewood.

13-UNDER: Bridgewater def Newbridge, Calivil United 17 def Mitiamo 4, Marong 26 def Pyramid Hill 20, BL-Serpentine 14 def Inglewood 12.

A GRADE: Sea Lake Nandaly 47 def Donald 45, Charlton 69 def St Arnaud 21, Wedderburn 60 def Birchip-Watchem 33, Boort 69 def Wycheproof-Narraport 27.

B GRADE: Donald 48 def Sea Lake Nandaly 17, Charlton 37 def St Arnaud 36, Wedderburn 59 def Birchip-Watchem 37, Boort 67 def Wycheproof-Narraport 12.

C GRADE: Donald 30 def Sea Lake Nandaly 29, Charlton 19 def St Arnaud 15, Wedderburn 42 def Birchip-Watchem 31, Boort 85 def Wycheproof-Narraport 28.

16-UNDER A: Donald 60 def Sea Lake Nandaly 5, St Arnaud 47 def Charlton 11, Boort 40 def Wycheproof-Narraport 14.

16-UNDER B: Donald 39 def Sea Lake Nandaly 6, Birchip-Watchem 27 def Wedderburn 5.

13-UNDER: Donald 22 def Sea Lake Nandaly 4, St Arnaud def Charlton 1, Birchip-Watchem 13 def Wedderburn 7, Boort 9 def Wycheproof-Narraport 7.

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